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major Joel Corelitz 02 is Keyboard magazines April "Unsigned
Artist of the Month." This regular feature profiles unsigned artists
who have yet to garner their big break. Needless to say, Corelitz is well
on the way to garnering his. He certainly impressed Keyboard.

"If student Joel Corelitz is any indication of the talent at Oberlin,"
the article states, "get ready for a bumper crop of future stars coming
from this respected Ohio institution."

Musicians
apply for the honor by submitting one song--and only one song--per month.
Six weeks after Corelitz sent Keyboard "Haze," a piece
featured on his website (http://www.normal-music.com), he received a phone
call from Greg Rule, the magazines editor-in-chief.

"He told me that my music had been selected out of three boxes worth
of demos," says Corelitz. "I almost fell out of my chair."

After graduation this May, Corelitz will return to his hometown of Chicago
to work for Steve Ford Music, where he will compose music for television
commercials. Corelitz is no stranger to the jingle; for two summers he worked
at the Ford studio as an intern, eventually composing music for clients
such as National Geographic, Hallmark, Nintendo, and Kelloggs.

This semester Corelitz has been working with Assistant Professor of Computer
Music Tom Lopez, one of his principal
teachers, to develop a course in DVD production, a project funded by a McGregor
research and teaching assistantship grant. Corelitz also studies with Professor
of Electronic and Computer Music Gary
Nelson.